Head shaved for the brave
Struck that children going through cancer treatments often have no choice but to lose their hair, a 10-year-old Queenstown girl just made that choice herself in a show of support.
Doc plans shift ‘that meets people where they are’
Doc plans shift ‘that meets people where they are’
The Department of Conservation (Doc) will move its Queenstown visitor centre to Glenorchy in time for summer.
Women’s Shed opens new home
Women’s Shed opens new home
Queenstown's Women’s Shed Aotearoa is gearing up for the official opening of its new base at Frankton’s Country Lane on Saturday.
C’mon, be brave
C’mon, be brave
Southern Lakes Swimming Club will be celebrating winter solstice with a swim — or at least a dip — from the Queenstown Bay beach this Sunday.
NPD’s retail switch
NPD’s retail switch
The convenience store at Frankton’s NPD fuel station will be taken over by Night ’n Day on Sunday as the station, on the corner of State Highway 6 and Hawthorne Dr, switches to an unmanned fuel...
Friendly fire
Friendly fire
Last weekend’s non-competition ice hockey games between Queenstown’s Stampede and Stampede Legends featured entertaining stoushes in both games.
Teams coming off losses
Teams coming off losses
The Wakatipu Premiers rugby team’s hosting bottom-placed Matakanui Combined at the Queenstown Rec Ground this Saturday — kickoff is 2.30pm.
Knees-up for subdivision milestone
Knees-up for subdivision milestone
In non-metric language, you could say The Yards has reached a major milestone.
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Global interest for property expected
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Global interest for property expected
A Queenstown property for sale would probably stand comparison with the best waterfront trophy estates in New Zealand.
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Celebrated jeweller to exhibit in resort
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Celebrated jeweller to exhibit in resort
An international and New Zealand award-winning jeweller is exhibiting in Queenstown for the first time.
Two crashes on same stretch of Gibbston Highway
Two crashes on same stretch of Gibbston Highway
One person is in a moderate condition and a road is blocked after two cars rolled within the span of half an hour on the same stretch of an Otago highway.
Dream comes true for fiddler
Dream comes true for fiddler
A Queenstown fiddler says she is stoked to be performing in Scotland’s most famous cultural event.
Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey
Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey
Satisfaction with the Queenstown Lakes mayor and councillors is up 10 percentage points this year, a new survey says.
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
Critics of fast-track construction projects around Queenstown say developers are riding roughshod over the area’s growth plan, distressing locals and threatening to pave paradise.
Industry head glad to see firm lose licence
Industry head glad to see firm lose licence
Stripping a Queenstown security company of its licence after five doormen were implicated in a drug bust was a good move made by authorities, a security industry leader says.
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Mooney challenged to public debate
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Mooney challenged to public debate
Southland MP Joseph Mooney has been challenged to a public debate over the fast-track legislation with a social media adversary.
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'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'
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'We will never get land back once things are chopped up'
A Queenstown landowner has spoken out against a fast-tracked housing development and the threat it poses to the region’s rural character.
Queenstowners digging deep for Junior
Queenstowners digging deep for Junior
Between a fundraiser last Friday and a Givealittle page, a phenomenal $200,000-plus has been raised for a terminally-ill Queenstowner and his immediate family.
Happiness House seeking new home
Happiness House seeking new home
With its premises being listed for sale, Queenstown community support centre Happiness House is looking for another home.
Local businesses stump up
Local businesses stump up
A local appliance retailer, four car dealerships and a construction business have helped improve Happiness House’s current premises.